All Windrose NPCs and how to recruit them

Windrose is an adventure where you can play with your friends, but you’re never truly alone. You’ll have six charismatic NPCs to find on your journey in the early access version, and they all have different uses. All six of them perform important roles, but first, let’s figure out how you can find and recruit them.

How to recruit all NPCs in Windrose

In Windrose, some NPCs are introduced naturally as part of different quests. For the rest, you’ll need to complete a few extra steps. The table below has all the important information you’ll need to recruit these NPCs, along with their respective professions.

Name	Profession	How to recruit
Galen Skelton	Worker	He is part of the tutorial quest How My Shore Adventure Began. Once you complete the quest, he will be automatically added as a companion.
John Doe		You have to first save him by defeating Israel Hands as part of the Needle in a Haystack quest. Then, John will appear at your base, and you can recruit him by completing your conversation.
Jasper Crowe		You will find Jasper near the Buccaneer provisioner. To hire him, you’ll need to pay 500 Piastre. Jasper has a 30% chance to recover resources when you spend them to upgrade an item.
Black Axel		You can find Black at the People of Tortuga base. You can hire him for 500 Piastre, and he has a 30% chance to craft an extra potion.
Rosalinda Mercer		Rosalinda can be found at the Brethren Camp in Tortuga. Like others, you’ll need to spend 500 Piastre. Rosalinda doubles clay bottle production and offers a 30% chance to craft an extra elixir among other bonuses.
Mortar Joe		Located at the Brethren of Coast’s base, you can hire Mortar for 500 Piastre. He will increase your Gunpowder production by 50%.

Since Windrose is in early access, there’s always a chance for the game to add more NPCs down the line as new quests are introduced to the game. Once that happens, we will duly update the table with the new information.

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Fate of the Prophets is one of the more advanced side quests you can complete in Windrose. The recommended player level is 14, so you’ll have to do a fair bit of in-game grind to gain access to the quest.

Let’s look at how to solve all the tasks of this quest in Windrose.

Windrose Fate of the Prophets quest walkthrough

The crux of the quest is about exploring the ancient observatories.

Stargazer Tower (First Stargazer)
Ancient Observatory
Warlord’s death site

Travel to the Stargazer Tower (position will have a marker) and reach its inner sanctum. You’ll have to solve the puzzle to open the secret room. Head inside and interact with the Observatory Stele to find out what happened with the first Stargazer.

The second one is in an ancient observatory that’s located southeast of the Stargazer Tower. Follow the marker, and clear all enemies you can find in the area. Solve the puzzle, and reach the inner sanctum. Interact with the second Observatory Stele to find out what happened to the second Stargazer.

Follow the marker and head north to find another observatory. The basic ritual is the same: kill the enemies, head to the inner sanctum, and interact with the Observatory Stele to find out what happened with the third Stargazer.

Finally, travel to the warlord’s death site, but there won’t be anything to note. Instead, you’ll need to defeat Chick Chan. It’s not the hardest of bosses, but it has a massive health pool. Hence, you’ll inevitably take damage from its attacks. Just stock some healing items, and you should be good to go. Once Chick Chan is defeated, it will end Fate of the Prophets, and you’ll get the following rewards.